Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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